South Africa expects to source enough white maize this year - minister

JOHANNESBURG, April 5 (Reuters) - Drought-stricken South
Africa should be able to import enough white maize to meet the
needs of consumers who regard the yellow variety as only fit for
livestock, Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana said on Tuesday.

In South Africa, white maize is made into what is known
locally known as pap, the main source of calories for many
households, and a critical shortage looms after the country
experienced its driest year on record in 2015.

"Everything is on track so people will not be exposed to
yellow maize ... There will be white maize available for human
consumption and yellow maize for animal feed," Zokwana told
Reuters in a telephone interview.
(Reporting by Ed Stoddard; Editing by James Macharia)